From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Buck and Shanti – Arborea Mix

by Alex

This mix was put together for Folk Radio UK by Buck and Shanti of Arborea:

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Shearwater

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King Creosote at the Bandstand

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The Explorer's Club – LOAF recordings and the Arctic Circle collective

by Alex

The LOAF and Arctic Circle labels are kicking off the year with a new monthly download series. The Explorers Club promises tracks by the likes of Janek Schaefer, Beans (of Antipop Consortium), Peter Broderick, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Oen Sujet, and assorted other members of the LOAF/Arctic Circle family

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J Tillman 2006

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On tour with Múm, Seabear and Mr Silla & Mongoose

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Out now: Seabear – Lion Face Boy – 7inch

by Alex

Defying its humble beginnings as the lo-fi solo project of Icelandic singer/multi-instrumentalist Sindri Már Sigfússon, Seabear has morphed into a rambling experimental/indie/folk septet. Joining Sigfússon (whose unassisted musings are now released via his Sin Fang Bous moniker on Morr Music

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Vic Chesnutt

by Alex

As I recently featured Vic’s latest release of At the Cut Constellation on the main site it’s maybe surprising that I’m mentioning him again in our blog. If you heard the album you may understand…I can’t get enough of his music so here is a further video to the one featured.

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In Conversation…C Joynes

by Alex

The following video was put together by the Harmonic Rooms who have had their finger on the alternative music pulse for a number of years now. C Joynes is an English acoustic guitarist based in Cambridge, he has a heavy thumb-led finger-picking technique that harks back to traditional country-blues and early ragtime,

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Jozef Van Wissem

by Alex

It is always worth doing that extra bit of research on an artist. You may be none the wiser on listening to Jozef Van Wissem that his music is a mirror image of lute composition. By that I mean backwards. When you do realise the complexity of what is going on you hear such music [...]

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Brethren of the Free Spirit

by Alex

I was just listening to All things are from Him, through Him and in Him by Brethern of the Free Spirit who are none other than James Blackshaw and Jozef van Wissem. Here’s the low down:

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